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1 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) saudar2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) curvar-se2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) aceno- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) arco2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) arco3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) laço2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) proa* * *bow1[bou] n 1 arco: a) arma para atirar flechas. b) vara para tocar alguns instrumentos musicais de corda. 2 curva, curvatura. 3 nó, laçada, laço. 4 qualquer objeto ou coisa curvada. 5 arco-íris. • vt 1 curvar, dobrar. 2 tocar (violino etc.) com arco. • adj curvado, dobrado. bow and ends laço com pontas compridas. to bend (or draw) the bow armar o arco. to draw the bow up to the ear esforçar-se, meter os peitos. to draw the long bow coll mentir, contar histórias, contar vantagem.————————bow2[bau] n 1 reverência, saudação. 2 mesura: inclinação de cabeça. • vi 1 reverenciar, curvar o corpo ou a cabeça em sinal de reverência, de respeito etc. he bowed his thanks / ele curvou-se em agradecimento. 2 demonstrar reverência, inclinando o corpo ou a cabeça. 3 curvar, dobrar. 4 submeter-se. he bowed to fate / ele submeteu-se ao destino. 5 oprimir, subjugar. he bowed and scraped ele desfez-se em mesuras. he bowed back to me ele respondeu a minha saudação. he made his bow ele retirou-se (do palco).————————bow3[bau] n proa (de navio, de avião). at the bow na proa. -
2 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) curvar(-se)2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) curvar-se a2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) inclinação- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) arco2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) arco3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) laço2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) proa -
3 crossbow
noun (a medieval type of bow fixed to a shaft with a mechanism for pulling back and releasing the string.) besta* * *cross.bow[kr'ɔsbou] n besta (arma medieval). -
4 archer
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5 archery
noun (the art or sport of shooting with a bow.) jogo do arco* * *arch.er.y['a:tʃəri] n 1 arte de manobrar arco e flecha. 2 equipamento de arqueiro. 3 corpo de arqueiros. -
6 bowel movement
noun (an act of emptying the bowels.)* * *bow.el move.ment[bauəl m'u:vmənt] n evacuação intestinal. -
7 bowel
1) ((usually in plural) the part of the digestive system below the stomach; the intestines: The surgeon removed part of her bowel.) intestino2) ((in plural) the inside of something, especially when deep: the bowels of the earth.) entranhas•* * *bow.el[b'auəl] n 1 intestino. 2 bowels intestinos, entranhas. 3 vísceras. -
8 elbow-room
noun (space enough for doing something: Get out of my way and give me some elbow-room!) campo de acção* * *el.bow-room['elbouru:m] n campo livre para ação ou movimentação. -
9 missile
1) (a weapon or object which is thrown or fired from a gun, bow etc.) míssil2) (a rocket-powered weapon carrying an explosive charge: a ground-to-air missile.) míssil•* * *mis.sile[m'isail; m'isəl] n projétil. • adj projétil, míssil. cruise missile míssil nuclear teleguiado. guided missile míssil guiado. -
10 prow
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11 rainbow
noun (the coloured arch sometimes seen in the sky opposite the sun when rain is falling.) arco-íris* * *rain.bow[r'einbou] n arco-íris. to chase rainbows perseguir objetivos impossíveis. -
12 starboard
(the right side of a ship or aircraft, from the point of view of a person looking towards the bow or front.) estibordo* * *star.board[st'a:bəd] n estibordo. • vt+vi tomar rumo para estibordo. • adj a estibordo. • adv para estibordo. -
13 target
1) (a marked board or other object aimed at in shooting practice, competitions etc with a rifle, bow and arrow etc: His shots hit the target every time.) alvo2) (any object at which shots, bombs etc are directed: Their target was the royal palace.) alvo3) (a person, thing etc against which unfriendly comment or behaviour is directed: the target of criticism.) alvo* * *tar.get[t'a:git] n 1 alvo: a) fig pessoa ou objeto vítima de ataque ou crítica. b) objeto a ser atingido. 2 rail sinal em forma de disco. 3 TV tela de tubo de raios catódicos. 4 Electr ânodo fluorescente da válvula indicadora de sintonia. -
14 violin
(a type of musical instrument with four strings, played with a bow: She played the violin in the school orchestra; Can you play that on the violin?) violino* * *vi.o.lin[v'aiəlin] n violino. to play the first violin tocar o primeiro violino (também fig). to play the violin tocar violino. -
15 archer
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16 archery
noun (the art or sport of shooting with a bow.) arte do arco e flecha -
17 crossbow
noun (a medieval type of bow fixed to a shaft with a mechanism for pulling back and releasing the string.) besta -
18 missile
1) (a weapon or object which is thrown or fired from a gun, bow etc.) projétil2) (a rocket-powered weapon carrying an explosive charge: a ground-to-air missile.) míssil• -
19 prow
(the front part of a ship; the bow.) proa -
20 starboard
(the right side of a ship or aircraft, from the point of view of a person looking towards the bow or front.) estibordo
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